Data Governance Lead

ITV Careers; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ITV is seeking a hands-on Data Governance Lead to shape and execute our governance strategy across data assets, ensuring quality, security and regulatory compliance. The role sits in a central data function, reporting to the Chief Data and AI Officer, with a hybrid setup in London.

You will establish enterprise data policies, manage ownership and stewardship, and partner with business and tech teams to embed governance into workflows.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data governance and data protection regulation (GDPR).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data platforms and data catalog tooling.
• Ability to align governance with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Review and implement a comprehensive data governance framework aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Define data governance goals, policies, and standards
• Establish and monitor data quality metrics to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability
• Ensure GDPR compliance and data protection
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and business leaders to drive adoption of governance practices
• Collaborate with data architecture, engineering and platform teams to embed governance into technical workflows
• Promote a culture of data stewardship and accountability through training and education programs

Skills

Data governance

Data management

GDPR

Analytics

SQL

Python

Cloud platforms

Tools

Dataplex

Google Data Studio

Tableau

Job description

Location: Hybrid/London, White City

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary Range: £60k – £80k

The role

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Data Governance lead to drive our data governance strategy, encompassing quality, security and compliance of our data assets. In addition, the Data Governance lead will establish framework and policies to support our data strategy of unifying and democratising data across ITV, whilst safeguarding ITV against any risk.

This role is part of our central data function, reporting directly to the Chief Data and AI Officer and collaborating closely with the leadership team. We’re seeking a hands-on, pragmatic leader who is ready to roll up their sleeves and drive effective, practical governance across ITV.

Responsibilities

• The Data Governance Lead will develop and implement an enterprise-wide data governance strategy, establishing data policies and defining roles that owners play.
• This lead will manage data ownership, data stewardship, metadata, and stakeholder engagement, acting as a bridge between business and technology teams.
• You will ensure data quality and integrity by establishing metrics, resolving inconsistencies, and defining validation processes.
• Compliance and risk management will be addressed by ensuring adherence to regulations, developing data policies

Data governance mission

• Understand how data is used in the op model and processes and work with the Data architecture team to understand the data model.
• Work with stakeholders to illustrate the problems and communicate how we are going to do this.
• Defines core operational data sets of the business, and move towards a key number
• Lead by setting the strategy for sourcing and syncing data, and enforce the intent of an ITV data model
• Role of the data governance function is to define the correct data sets and their source and responds to the need for data in the business
• Programmatic transformational role. Convey what is the right thing to do they must drive programmes
• Has a transformational programme aspect aligned to the CDO and data strategy

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and implement a comprehensive data governance framework, aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Define data governance goals, policies, and standards
• Establish and monitor data quality metrics to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, and other relevant data protection regulations
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and business leaders to drive adoption of governance and quality practices
• Implement procedures for data classification, security, and lifecycle management
• Collaborate with data architecture, engineering and platform teams to ensure governance is embedded into technical workflows
• Promote a culture of data stewardship and accountability through training and education programs

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Extensive experience in data governance, data management and data protection regulation (e.g. GDPR)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong understanding of Data Platforms such as Google Cloud Platform to be able to support the delivery and implementation of key platform requirements. This includes working experience of Knowledge Catalog (Dataplex)
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, or data visualization tools (eg Google Data Studio, Tableau).
• Experience in leading large scale delivery expertise in cloud data / programmes of work
• Experience working with data warehousing, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and big data technologies.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Familiarity with AI, GenAI and emerging technologies in data governance and their ethical implications is ideal
• Strong leadership qualities and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment
• Strategic thinker with a strong ability to align data governance practices with organisational goals
• ITV is for everyone.